Back in the day, when the only theme park in Anaheim was Disneyland, the Walt Disney Company had a vision–a vision of a second Disney theme park in Southern California. They were going to build the biggest, most beautiful theme park ever and place it… Read More »A modest rebuttal to Disneyland’s proposal to spend $1 billion on an expansion in Anaheim.
Update: Disney revised the time of EPCOT’s July 4th fireworks and removed the fireworks on the 3rd from the schedule. There’s no better place to celebrate our nation’s Independence Day than the Americana-infused resort of Walt Disney World. From Characters in special attire, special souvenirs,… Read More »Your 4th of July options at Walt Disney World
Thanks to some very kind individuals I knew, I was able to hangout with the “Pocahontas” crew at Walt Disney Feature Animation a couple times and was invited to the wrap party for the movie. I got a close look at some of the politics… Read More »How internal rivalry at Disney animation impacted The Lion King and Pocahontas
Update: Disney now banning selfie-sticks in most of its theme parks. Although we haven’t covered it much here, Disneyland and Walt Disney World have been cracking down on use of Selfie Sticks onboard the parks attractions. If you’re not familiar with the selfie stick, it’s… Read More »File under Stupid Guest Tricks – Selfie Stick Stops Ride
Just as John Ratzenberger is Pixar’s good luck charm, so to is Greg Grunberg to J.J. Abrams’ productions. Turns out the Grunberg is in the Abrams directed “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Yeah, that’s pretty sweet. It’s not just a cameo either, but Grunberg is… Read More »Star Wars: The Force Awakens Box Office Predictions Begin
After Camp Minnie Mickey closed to make way for the tall blue people from the Worlds of Pandora, Pocahontas had been meeting guests on the walking trail behind the tree of life. It was a great spot, but hard to find for some guests. Now… Read More »Pocahontas moves meet and greet location at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Imagineer Joe Rohde has been Instagramming some of the recent additions to Disney’s Animal Kingdom with his usual flair for story telling. Young Imagineers and storytellers should follow this master class. Harambe Market. Every so often one comes across a visual moment that is quintessential.… Read More »Instapic: Harambe Market Story and Conservation Lessons from Joe Rohde
Could Charles Darwin be the next adventure movie franchise? Walt Disney Studios is hoping “Traffic” screenwriter Stephen Gaghan’s script can make the naturalist and geologist’s life into an adventure worthy of the fictional archeologist Indiana Jones. Lucasfilm has already confirmed a new Indiana Jones film… Read More »Disney orders adventure movie featuring Charles Darwin?